Where does “ugæstmildhed” come from?

ugæstmildhed (Danish) comes from Danish ugæstmild, from Danish gæstmild, from Danish mild, from Old Norse mildr, from Proto-Germanic mildijaz, from Proto-Indo-European melh₂-, from Proto-Indo-European mel-, from Proto-Indo-European mey- — to strengthen; to bind; to change, exchange.

ugæstmildhed (Danish): unhospitableness

Definitions

  1. unhospitableness

Ancestry of “ugæstmildhed”, step by step

ugæstmildhed traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Danish ugæstmild

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishugæstmildunhospitable
2Danishgæstmildhospitable
3Danishmildmild, gentle, soft; light, lenient
4Old Norsemildrmild
5Proto-Germanicmildijazmild, soft, tender
6Proto-Indo-Europeanmelh₂-to grind, to crush
7Proto-Indo-Europeanmel-soft; tender; weak; to deceive; to rub
8Proto-Indo-Europeanmey-to strengthen; to bind; to change, exchange

via Danish hed

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishhedimperative of hedde; past tense of hedde
2Old Danishhet—
3Old Norseheitrhot
4Proto-Germanichaitazhot
5Proto-Indo-European*keHy-to heat
Every word from Proto-Indo-European mey- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European mel- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European melh₂- →